Reflections

This post originally appeared on ourhousegsu, a blog for students in the Campus Journalism First Year-Experience class at Georgia Southern University.
I am doing something different, and talking about the sad experiences I feel here at Georgia Southern.
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By Christina McKinley, Freshman, Writing and Linguistics
We are taught from an early age that we have to do our best to understand others, to put aside our anger and disagreements and to love one another despite our differences. Learning to see all sides...

Congratulations, you’ve lived to see another Monday. Yay for you! I have some fantastic news: If you can make it through this Monday, you officially have only SIX Mondays left in the semester (excluding the glorious Thanksgiving break). So you should...

After waiting in line for two long hours, it’s finally the Sneathen family’s turn to board the infamous ride at Harry Potter World. The ride attendant locks each of them into their seat by pulling a gate over their heads. When the attendant gets to Dwight...

When Chuck Berrett* walks through a doorway he commands attention. Seldom the loudmouthed type, he is preceded instead by the late nights spent with the patrons of nearly every back-alley dive bar in Statesboro. Whether through halfhearted, knowing smiles...

Traditions are what allow us to remember where we came from while striving to become who we want to be. Georgia Southern was founded in 1908, and with over 100 years of history comes the traditions that we have all come to know and love. While GS has many...

For years, I’ve walked through lot 42 on the GS campus and marveled at the mystery car. For starters, you can’t miss it. A large vehicle alone, of an unfamiliar make and model, is covered in a bright bumblebee yellow. I wanted to know one thing: Who owns...

Long before it made landfall, the world had it’s eyes on Hurricane Irma. Prior to making landfall on the continental U.S., Irma broke the record for the longest sustained Category 5 hurricane.
"I see you girl" - Riley Curry
An interesting enough...

After his last phone conference of the day, Gus stands up and straightens his papers. He nudges his Adrian Peterson bobble-head, creating the illusion of a nodding appreciation for another hard day of labor, and he sets out for the door.
“Later,...

“Hey ladies, hey fellas, hey gentlemen, one more time for the greatest team in America.” – Coach Erk Russell
The alarm sounds early Saturday morning, a college students dawn, around 8:30 A.M. You press snooze once, maybe twice, but the excitement...